As part of the Network, financial representatives are given the opportunity to succeed as independent business owners. They are highly trained and have the resources of the entire Network behind them to help ensure their success.

Our clients are given the opportunity to work with someone in Baton Rouge community who has the knowledge and skills necessary to develop solid personalized solutions. Our financial representatives offer innovative solutions that help clients minimize financial risk and achieve financial security over the long term.

Our team was recently featured in the Baton Rouge Business Report's Financial Advisors Guide. To read the full article, click here.

JOIN OUR TEAM OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS

As a Northwestern Mutual financial representative, you will build lasting relationships with clients and help them achieve their financial goals. In doing so, you’ll help solidify your own future as well. The career offers flexibility at a company where hard work is valued and rewarded.

We will help you:

Build a practice from the ground up with support from mentors and training tools.

Guide clients through a financial planning process, which reflects our belief that over a lifetime, most people will experience many different financial needs and circumstances. After assessing your clients’ needs, you will recommend and provide insurance and investment solutions to help meet their financial security goals.

Joining the Northwestern Mutual team gives you:

Exclusive access to a variety of proven solutions and services – from life insurance, disability income insurance and education funding options to retirement planning, estate planning and business planning.

The chance to work for a company that has been helping clients achieve financial security for nearly 160 years – one with strength, values and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

internship program

Northwestern Mutual has been helping clients achieve financial security for nearly 160 years. Join our team in carrying on that tradition. As a financial representative intern, you’ll get real-world job experience as you discover a career with flexibility and rewards.

Teamwork. Training. Hard work. Fun. It’s part of what has made the Northwestern Mutual internship program a Top Ten Internship1for the past 19 years in a row.

When you join our financial representative internship program, you'll be supported by a team of people in one of our local network offices that will:

Help you master our personalized planning process to provide financial solutions tailored to each client’s needs over his or her lifetime.

Help you build on your classroom learning and develop lifelong skills.

Work with your school schedule, with internships that are available to full-time students either full time during the summer or part time during the school year.

Watch the“Day in the Life”video to see first-hand what a typical day is like as a financial representative intern.

Get more information on our financial representative internship:

Steve Forbes and John Schlifske on
“Econo-ME: Redefining the Rules of Financial Security”

Northwestern Mutual hosted a speaker series with Steve Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Media and John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual chairman and CEO. Forbes and Schlifske shared their perspectives on the economy, the markets, and how individuals and business owners must redefine the rules of financial security during times of market volatility. The event was part of a three day, six-city tour and saw over 3,500 attendees. The New Orleans event, which took place at the New Orleans Marriott, had 1,000 in attendance.

Benjamin Ross Wheeler, CLU®, LUTCF®

Career Changers

Changing careers doesn't have to be daunting. Coming from many different backgrounds and occupations, our financial representatives go on to develop successful business practices. With support from a quality organization, it can be an easy transition.

Looking for a career that allows flexibility and exceptional income potential? Do you want top-notch training, mentorship and resources? Have you been searching for a company that demonstrates a commitment to diversity and giving back to the community?

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI (NM) (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Benjamin Ross Wheeler is a District Agent of NM and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, (long-term care insurance) a subsidiary of NM and a Registered Representative of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), a subsidiary of NM, broker-dealer, registered investment adviser and member FINRA (www.finra.org) and SIPC (www.sipc.org).

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Benjamin Ross Wheeler, District Agent, the Northwestern Mutual has Financial Representatives that are primarily licensed in Louisiana.